With Old Man Elva, who had considerable standing in the village, present.
The replacement of the carriage's axle went smoothly and was fully adjusted in less than half an hour.
Of course.
This also had a lot to do with Thomson's generous payment:
A typical axle like this originally cost a bit over one pound, but Thomson directly doubled it, purchasing it for two pounds and one shilling.
Bear in mind.
In 1840, the income of an ordinary worker in the United Kingdom was about 15-20 shilling a week, with a monthly salary amounting to just a bit over Three Heroes List.
Sterling, as a carpenter, earned barely over four pounds in peak season, let alone now during the off-season.
However, Thomson was not purely a spendthrift — this time, he left London with a mission, and the funds were fully provided by Cambridge.
It wasn't his own money.
Thus, he didn't scrimp and save when spending it.
